I use tarot and oracle cards as tools for reflection and contemplation. Rather than divining the future, they are a way for me to look more deeply at the "now."
"The goal isn't to arrive, but to meander, to saunter, to make your life a holy wandering." ~ Rami Shapiro

Monday, February 20, 2017

Suspended

From the Victorian Romantic Tarot, the Hanged Man; from the Dreaming in Color Deck, Ascension:
          The creators offer the phrase "a state of mental suspension from everyday things" for the Hanged Man. I immediately thought of the class of fifteen 3-year-old preschoolers I taught years ago. When arguments that led to fights broke out, I'd put the offenders in the 'time-out' corner. While it was a form of punishment, the real reasoning behind it was to remove the child from the stimulus that helped create the problem. The blank wall was a chance to wipe the blackboard of their mind and settle down emotionally. What happens when I can clear my mind of thoughts that hinder rather than help me? Ascension suggests a "dramatic opening of consciousness." My thimble-full of ideas suddenly becomes the Grand Canyon of potential and possibilities. But first I must relax into that state of suspension...

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  1. TriviumFebruary 20, 2017 at 7:20 AM

    Funny we both got the 12 today - yours with the traditional yellow shoes (high ideals) mine with blue. Settling into today's message now pottering around opening the canyons of my mind :)

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 20, 2017 at 7:54 AM

      I thought the same thing. Didn't catch the yellow shoes though, which also gives me the message that I can't necessarily think myself out of some situations. :)

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  2. Carolyn TindorFebruary 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM

    Maybe the time out is for you after the birthday mismash. Maybe sometime in an arboretum or go get yourself some fresh cut flowers.

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 20, 2017 at 10:04 AM

      Well I think the time out has to do with my washer dying and me going to Lowes to find a replacement. :D (25 years old, it served us well)

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  3. Inner WhispersFebruary 20, 2017 at 10:09 AM

    Ascension, wow, that sounds rather a lofty goal on this grey day. Still, I love your metaphor of the thimbleful of ideas becoming a Grand Canyon of potential! :D

    I find it interesting that in the Victorian Romantic the hanging figure appears to be covering his eyes, whereas I associate this card with coming to see more clearly. As you say, though, sometimes we need to not see in order for that clarity to come...

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 20, 2017 at 10:43 AM

      The figure does look a tad melodramatic. :D But that is probably how we all react when what we want to happen suddenly hits an immovable brick wall!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2017 at 2:56 PM

    I went for years without a dryer and still rarely use it. I've adopted the drying rack by the front door as installation art.

    BUT, you need a super-duper washer with lots of temperatures and cycle speeds and water levels. Absolutely, no hanging around, off to purchase the Miracle Machine.

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    1. thesycamoretreeFebruary 20, 2017 at 3:57 PM

      If it weren't for all the berry eating birds in the area, I would string up a clothes line. :)

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